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Medieval Name Generator

Choose a court, draw a given name and a house of the same region, and read an era note that tells you if the name suits your century.

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Medieval name
Duke Jacopo di Ventimiglia
Say it: YAH-koh-poh dee-ven-tee-MEEL-yah
Supplanter, one who follows at the heel
House di Ventimiglia: From Ventimiglia, originally Albium Intemelium, meaning chief town of the Intemelii
Address as: Your Grace
Renaissance ItalyMedium confidence
Medieval name
Countess Leopoldine von Starhemberg
Say it: leh-oh-pol-DEE-neh fon SHTAR-hem-bairk
Brave among the people
House von Starhemberg: Strong mountain, from medieval Upper Austrian estates
Address as: Your High-born Ladyship
Habsburg courtMedium confidence
Medieval name
Roeland de Jonge
Say it: ROO-lahnt duh-YONG-uh
Famous land
House de Jonge: The younger one, used to distinguish a son from his father
Low Countries
Medieval name
Duke Zdeněk von Colloredo-Mansfeld
Say it: ZDEH-nyeck fon kol-lo-RAY-do MANS-felt
One who creates or makes glory
House von Colloredo-Mansfeld: Hazelnut grove estate united with the field of a man named Mann
Address as: Your Serene Highness
Habsburg courtMedium confidence
Medieval name
Elisabet af Sandeberg
Say it: eh-LEE-sah-bet ahv-SAN-deh-bary
My God is an oath
House af Sandeberg: Of the sand mountain
Nordic courts
Medieval name
Konstantin Dolgorukov
Say it: kun-stan-TEEN dahl-gah-ROO-koff
Constant, firm, and steadfast
House Dolgorukov: Long-armed, an ancestral epithet celebrating far-reaching military and political power
Byzantine court

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Pin puts a card in the best open slot for its gender. Tap an empty slot first to choose the slot yourself.

Glossary

Courts, not centuries

The regions here are courts: the Holy Roman Empire, Byzantium, the Nordic lands, Central Europe, the Low Countries, Iberia, Italy and Habsburg. A court spans many centuries, so the era note on each card matters. Regency England, Bourbon France and Imperial Russia are early modern, so they are left out.

The Byzantine set has given names but no house names in the data. Titles exist only for Habsburg, Iberia and Italy.

Particles by region

Italy uses di, da, della and dei. Iberia uses de la, del and da, and Portuguese dos. A Nordic particle af in this set belongs to houses ennobled much later, such as af Klercker in 1780, so it does not suit an early medieval story. The Polish ending -cki marked noble land in Poland.

See house names for more on particles.

Is this realistic for my century?

The era note answers that. Ludmila was borne by a Duchess of Bohemia in the tenth century. Jadwiga belongs to a medieval ruler of Poland. Beatrijs appears in Flemish courtly literature. Zofia, however, is described as common among Polish high nobility in the Renaissance and Baroque eras.

Do not mix courts. A Czech first name beside a Castilian house will look wrong to a careful reader. For rank and address, see noble titles.

Questions

Is Regency or Bourbon France available here?

No. Those courts are early modern. Use the noble family or noble titles pages if you need them.

Does a name fit the year 1250?

Read the era note on the card. It names the real people and the period when the name was used, so you can judge it.

Why does a Byzantine card have no house?

The data has no house names for that court. You get a given name and an era note only.

What does the Habsburg option cover?

It covers the Habsburg lands, including Austrian and Bohemian houses. It overlaps with the Holy Roman Empire, so check the particle.